Casting-gun.



P. GRAY.

CASTING GUN.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 1, 1913.l

Patented J an. 12, 1915.

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APPLIGATION FILED DEG. 1. 191s.

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CASTING-GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. i2, i915.

Application led December l., 1913. Serial No. 804,084.

To aZZ whom t may concern Be it known that l, PALMER GRAY, citizen of the United States, residing at Jefersonville, in the county of Clark and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casting-Guns, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to an improvement in casting guns. K

The primary object of the invention is to provide a casting gun which may be used to cast the line whether the same be provided with a sinker or dart, the gun including means whereby the fishing pole may be supported during the casting of the sinker.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure in which the casting capacity of the gun may. be increased in the throwing of the dart, whereby' the gunl maya;l

be used for casting life lines. i

A still further object of the' invention is to provide a structure for casting a line and supporting the same during the casting, the gun constituting a support for the reel.

Another object of the invention is' to provide a reel structure in which the winding crank may be folded to occupy a comparatively small space whereby the gun' may be conveniently transported.

For a full understanding of the invention",` reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in' which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the' gun with a shing pole supported thereby; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the gun, showing a dart compressing the piston actuating spring; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional'view through the gun, showing a fishing pole supported by the gun and a sinker and line in position in the barrel ready for casting; Fig. 4 is a planv View of the gun; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; F ig. 6 is a detail view of the reel; and Fig. is a section taken transversely through the reel. Y

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

Tn the drawings, 10 designates the barrel which is-mounted on a stock 11 which is provided with the grip 12. A trigger guard 13 is supported by the stock, there being a trigger 14 pivotally mounted within the recess l5 which -is arranged in the barrel intermediate its ends. A stop 16, which may consist of spaced lugs or an annular member, is arranged in the barrel in alinement with the trigger opening. The stop is provided with an opening through which passes a plunger 17 which constitutes a Sear. The trigger is slotted, the lower terminal of the plunger being bifurcated, a pin 18 passing through the bifurcations of the plunger and the slot whereby the trigger may be actuated to project the pin through the open# ing in the stop. A piston 19 is arranged within the barrel, said piston being provided at each end with a head. A coiled eX'- pansion spring 20v is interposed between the; forward face of the stop and the head 22 of the piston. This ,spring has a normal tendency to maintain the head 22 of the piston at a point adjacent the open end of the barrel. The piston is provided with a slot 23 near the head 22 which receives the terminal of the plunger 17, whereby the piston may be supported against movement when the spring is compressed. Therear end 24 of the barrel is closed by a cap 25, and when it is desired to increase the cast'- ing capacity ofthe gun, a coiled spring is placed between the cap 25 and the head 27 of the piston. Thus lthe casting capacity of the gun is practically doubled. A buffer pad 29 of felt or like material is arranged on the rear face of the stop 16 to take thev impact of the piston head 27.

TheV present invention is designed particularly for casting life lines, but the same is also adapted for use in the casting of shing lines.

vArranged on the barrel 10 is a smaller barrel 3l which extends from the open end ofthe barrel 10. i Both barrels are slotted as at 32, the slots being in alinement. The barrel 31 is also provided with a slot 33' diametrically opposite the slot 32.

A reel 34, which' may be'of any suitable construction, is attached to the barrel 10 and secured by rivets or other suitable fastening means. As shown in Fig.' 6 of the drawings, the reel includes a casing 35, a drum 36 and a crank 37. The member 37 is pivotally secured at its one terminal in the bifurcation of the plate 38. It will be seen that the member 37 may be swung to a position wherein it is inclosed by the plate 38 or may be swung outwardly at right angles thereto when it is desired to wind or unwind the reel. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 7, the reel handle or crank is of different construction from that shown in Fig. 6, and will be hereinafter 5 more particularly described. A line 40 is Wound upon said drum, and when the device is used for casting darts, this line is passed through the slot 33 of the barrel 31 and connected to the dart 41. The dart may be of lolany suitable construction but of such dimensions asto be readily inserted Within the barrel 31. The dart adjacent its terminal 42 to which the line is secured is provided with a substantially triangular guide Wing l5 43, the dart being preferably slotted through its 'center to receive said Wing. 'Ihe sides 44 of the Wing are cutobliquely to permit of the insertion of the same Within the slot 32, the edge 45 vcontacting with the piston head 22 as the dart is inserted to compress the spring. When the spring 20 has been compressed by the insertionof the dart 31 and the piston carried rearwardly of thel barrel 10, the sear 17 Will seat Within the notch 23. The trigger may then be moved to lower the sear 17 and permit the spring 2O to force the piston toward the open end ofthe gun, casting the dart with a straight steady movement.

Referring now to Fig. 3 particularly, it

Will be seen that When it is desired to use the device for casting fishing lines, an end of the fishing pole 46 is inserted Within the barrel 10 and the spring compressed until p the plunger is locked against movement by the Sear 17. The pole is then removed from the barrel 10 and placed Within the barrel 31, they line passing through the line-eyes of the pole, and the sinker 47 being placed Within the barrel 10 until it rests upon the piston 22. The piston is then released by actuating the trigger to bring the sear out of the slot 23, the sinker being cast, and the line paying out through the line-eyes ofthe pole, as the sinker is thrown. A

The manyk advantages of a construction of this-character will be clearly apparent, as it Will be seen that the same may be con- `Veniently manipulatedboth-in the casting of life lines and in the casting of fishing lines, the structure being such as vmay be operated by one person. It will also be noted that it may be conveniently transported and will occupy a comparatively small space. articular attention is called to the manner of increasing -the casting capacity of the gun and the supporting structure for the dart or fishing pole.

As shown in Fig. 7, the reel consists of a casing 47 in which is journaled a shaft 48, one terminal of which, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, extends Within the termina-l of a shaft 50 which is supported by the casing. The shafts may thus rotate independently. The drum 36 is mounted on the shaft 48, and the iiy Wheel 51 is mounted on the shaft 50, the shaft 50 being rotated by means of the crank 52. A gear wheel 53 is mounted on the shaft 50, said gear Wheel meshing with a pinion 54 mounted on a stub shaft 55 which issupported by a bracket 56 secured to the top of the casing. A gear 57 is mounted on the terminal of the shaft 55 remote from the pinion 54, said gear Wheel meshing with a pinion 58 mounted on the shaft 48. Thus as the crank 52 is rotated, the gear 53 will rotate the shaft 55, the gear 57 rotating the shaft 48, producing a high speed reel Without the use of a complicated driving gear.

Vhat I claim is:

A casting gun including a barrel, a stop arranged therein, said stop having a vertically `extending bore and a centrally arranged transverse bore communicating therewith, a piston mounted for reciprocation through the transverse bore, a trigger attached to the barrel and having a pin 1nsertiblethrough the vertical bore and engageable with the piston, heads carried by the piston, and yieldable means interposed between the stop member and one of the heads for normally holding the piston in extended position. l

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

PALMER GRAY.. [n 8.]

vWitnesses:

' JOSEPH QUTJRNER,

JAMES E. MITCHELL. 

